457 people and a dog set a Guinness World Record

A new Guinness World Record was set at Anderson’s Bay School in Dunedin today.

457 children, family members and teachers lined up to form the world’s longest human tunnel for a dog to run through. When the school got the idea earlier this year, the record stood at 222 people. Since then the record had climbed to 384. Today that was smashed not once but twice.
First of all Ella successfully attempted a run with 450 people. Ella is a terrier cross, owned and trained by Rosalie Lock.

Then seven people were added to the end of the tunnel and Aidee, a Border Collie owned and trained by Lynn van Beers, flew through 457 pairs of legs.

Both dogs train at the Otago Canine Training Club. Ella competes predominantly in agility, having won the ADX Silver award, while Aidee is multi-talented - she competes at purebred dog shows, in precision obedience, and in lightning fast agility competitions.

“We’re thrilled a new record was set,” Sara Edwards, President of the Otago Canine Training Club. “As a club, we like to get involved in community activities and this will be a great opportunity to work with the children”.